Power conversion device, control device, and distributed power source system

Abstract

A power conversion device includes a major circuit part converting a power of a distributed power source into AC power corresponding to a power system, and a controller controlling an operation of the major circuit part; the controller includes an estimated value calculation part and a reactive power calculation part; the estimated value calculation part calculates an estimated value of a resistance component of a system impedance of the power system, an estimated value of a reactance component of the system impedance, and an estimated value of a voltage value of the infinite bus power system based on an active power value of a connection point to the power system, a reactive power value of the connection point, and a voltage value of the connection point.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A power conversion device connecting a distributed power source to a power system by converting power of the distributed power source into alternating current power corresponding to the power system and by supplying the alternating current power after the converting to the power system, the power system being connected to an infinite bus power system,
 the power conversion device comprising:
 a major circuit part converting the power of the distributed power source into the alternating current power corresponding to the power system; and 
 a controller controlling an operation of the major circuit part, 
 
 the controller including:
 an estimated value calculation part calculating an estimated value of a resistance component of a system impedance of the power system, an estimated value of a reactance component of the system impedance, and an estimated value of a voltage value of the infinite bus power system based on an active power value of a connection point to the power system, a reactive power value of the connection point, and a voltage value of the connection point; 
 a reactive power calculation part calculating a reactive power command value of reactive power supplied to the power system based on the estimated value of the resistance component of the system impedance, the estimated value of the reactance component of the system impedance, and the estimated value of the voltage value of the infinite bus power system; and 
 a drive circuit driving the major circuit part to output a prescribed active power and reactive power corresponding to the reactive power command value, 
 
 the estimated value calculation part including:
 a first estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using a Kalman filter applicable to a nonlinear equation, and calculating an absolute value of a prediction error of the voltage value of the connection point; 
 a second estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using Newton's method; and 
 a switching part selectively switching one of a calculation result of the first estimation part or a calculation result of the second estimation part, and inputting the one to the reactive power calculation part, 
 
 the switching part:
 switching from a state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part to a state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part when the absolute value of the prediction error reaches or exceeds a prescribed threshold; and 
 switching from the state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part to the state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part when the calculation of the second estimation part by Newton's method converges, 
 
 the first estimation part using the calculation result of the second estimation part as an estimation initial value when starting the calculation of the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value. 
 
     
     
       2. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first estimation part uses an extended Kalman filter as the Kalman filter applicable to the nonlinear equation. 
 
     
     
       3. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the estimated value calculation part includes a moving average filter, the moving average filter calculating moving averages respectively of the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value and inputting, to the second estimation part, the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value after the calculating, and 
 the second estimation part calculates the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value by using Newton's method based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value after the calculating of the moving averages input from the moving average filter. 
 
     
     
       4. A control device controlling an operation of a power conversion device, the power conversion device connecting a distributed power source to a power system by converting power of the distributed power source into alternating current power corresponding to the power system and by supplying the alternating current power after the converting to the power system, the power system being connected to an infinite bus power system,
 the control device comprising:
 a communication part communicating with the power conversion device; and 
 a controller controlling the operation of the power conversion device, 
 
 the controller including an estimated value calculation part, the estimated value calculation part calculating an estimated value of a resistance component of a system impedance of the power system, an estimated value of a reactance component of the system impedance, and an estimated value of a voltage value of the infinite bus power system based on an active power value of a connection point to the power system, a reactive power value of the connection point, and a voltage value of the connection point, 
 the controller controlling the operation of the power conversion device to cause the power conversion device to output reactive power corresponding to the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value calculated by the estimated value calculation part, 
 the estimated value calculation part including:
 a first estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using a Kalman filter applicable to a nonlinear equation, and calculating an absolute value of a prediction error of the voltage value of the connection point; 
 a second estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using Newton's method; and 
 a switching part selectively switching one of a calculation result of the first estimation part or a calculation result of the second estimation part, and outputting the one, 
 
 the switching part:
 switching from a state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is output to a state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is output when the absolute value of the prediction error reaches or exceeds a prescribed threshold; and 
 switching from the state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is output to the state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is output when the calculation of the second estimation part by Newton's method converges, 
 
 the first estimation part using the calculation result of the second estimation part as an estimation initial value when starting the calculation of the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value. 
 
     
     
       5. A distributed power source system, comprising:
 a distributed power source; 
 a power conversion device connecting a distributed power source to a power system by converting power of the distributed power source into alternating current power corresponding to the power system and by supplying the alternating current power after the converting to the power system, the power system being connected to an infinite bus power system, 
 the power conversion device including
 a major circuit part converting the power of the distributed power source into the alternating current power corresponding to the power system, and 
 a controller controlling an operation of the major circuit part, 
 
 the controller including
 an estimated value calculation part calculating an estimated value of a resistance component of a system impedance of the power system, an estimated value of a reactance component of the system impedance, and an estimated value of a voltage value of the infinite bus power system based on an active power value of a connection point to the power system, a reactive power value of the connection point, and a voltage value of the connection point, 
 a reactive power calculation part calculating a reactive power command value of reactive power supplied to the power system based on the estimated value of the resistance component of the system impedance, the estimated value of the reactance component of the system impedance, and the estimated value of the voltage value of the infinite bus power system, and 
 a drive circuit driving the major circuit part to output a prescribed active power and reactive power corresponding to the reactive power command value, 
 
 the estimated value calculation part including
 a first estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using a Kalman filter applicable to a nonlinear equation, and calculating an absolute value of a prediction error of the voltage value of the connection point, 
 a second estimation part calculating the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value based on the active power value, the reactive power value, and the voltage value by using Newton's method, and 
 a switching part selectively switching between one of a calculation result of the first estimation part and a calculation result of the second estimation part, and inputting the one to the reactive power calculation part, 
 
 the switching part
 switching from a state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part to a state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part when the absolute value of the prediction error reaches or exceeds a prescribed threshold, and 
 switching from the state in which the calculation result of the second estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part to the state in which the calculation result of the first estimation part is input to the reactive power calculation part when the calculation of the second estimation part by Newton's method converges, 
 
 the first estimation part using the calculation result of the second estimation part as an estimation initial value when starting the calculation of the estimated value of the resistance component, the estimated value of the reactance component, and the estimated value of the voltage value.